As January camps go, the 2023 edition was like no other for the U.S. men’s national team.
For one, it was an abbreviated version, lasting all of eight days as opposed to the multiweek slogs of years past. While there was always going to be a focus on youth with this squad, 12 players made their international debuts during this get-together that included matches against Serbia and Colombia, breaking the record of eight set back in 2006.
Then there was the fact that the U.S. were managed on an interim basis by Anthony Hudson. The Seattle-born Englishman was asked to lead the group with Gregg Berhalter being in limbo thanks to the combination of an expired contract and the U.S. Soccer Federation’s ongoing investigation into an incident of domestic violence involving him and his wife, Rosalind, from 1991.
It was by no means the first or even the second time an interim manager had overseen the January camp. Bob Bradley filled the role in similar fashion in 2007 before earning the gig full time later that year. Dave Sarachan also managed the team on an interim basis in 2018, although that tag was stretched to its limit given that he was in charge of the side for…
